略论文化上“早期中国”的起源、形成和发展

The Origin,Formation and Evolution of "Early China" from the View of Culture

商代晚期以前文化上的早期中国根植于旧石器时代,萌芽于公元前6000年左右的新石器时代中期,形成于公元前4000年左右的庙底沟时代,经历了古国时代、王国时代等发展阶段。早期中国存在以农为本、稳定内敛、整体思维、祖先崇拜等区别于世界上其他文明的特质,具有有主体有中心的多元一体文化结构,经历了有起伏有分合的连续发展进程。

Before the late Shang Dynasty, early Chinese culture was rooted in the Paleolithic, and bloomed during the middle Neolithic （around 6000 B.C.E）, formed in the Miaodigou era （around 4000 B.C.E）, and experienced an evolutionary course from the time of ancient states to the time of kingdoms. Early China has several distinct characteristics, such as agriculture-oriented ideology, introverted cul- ture, holistic thinking, and ancestral worship. The cultural structure of past Chinese culture is multiple but integrative, while the evolution of it is continuous but unstable.